[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 79 (Wednesday, June 15, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1233]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            IN RECOGNITION OF THE COLORADO GOLF HALL OF FAME

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                            HON. MARK UDALL

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 15, 2005

  Mr. UDALL of Colorado. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition of 
the Colorado Golf Hall of Fame and its newly acquired home at the 
Riverdale golf courses in Brighton.
  As an avid golfer I could not help but notice this news, and at the 
risk of allowing my love of the game to get the better of me, I think 
it is appropriate to acknowledge the positive contributions that golf 
has made to communities.
  The Colorado Golf Hall of Fame has been in operation for 33 three 
years and has honored 107 members. Yet, due to a space constraint, the 
golf memorabilia had been stored in boxes at the Colorado Golf 
Association headquarters, unavailable for public viewing. Thanks to the 
combined efforts of the Riverdale Golf courses, Adams County Board of 
Commissioners, the Colorado Golf Association and the Hall of Fame 
President, John Edwards, the Colorado Golf Hall of Fame is now featured 
in a prominent display within the Riverdale golf courses clubhouse.
  The Hall of Fame honors the 107 deserving members who have made 
important contributions to Colorado's sports history. Pictures of each 
hall of fame member are now front and center under glass in the 
clubhouse of the Riverdale golf courses. In addition, the Hall of Fame 
showcases multiple displays honoring golf greats, highlights in golf 
history and a golf history timeline. The current displays honor female 
golfer Mildred ``Babe'' Zacharias and the history of Cherry Hills 
Country Club.
  Hall of Famer and winner of three Colorado Opens, Bill Bisdorf 
remarked, ``If you don't have something lke this, it's forgotten, just 
like everything else. It's out of sight, out of mind.''
  Thanks to the hard work of many, Colorado's rich golf history will no 
longer be ``out of sight, out of mind.'' It is very exciting for golf-
enthusiasts like myself to have access to that history. What is more, 
it provides just another excuse to play at the Riverdale courses, the 
Dunes and the Knolls--two of the finest public courses in Colorado.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join with me in thanking 
Riverdale Golf Courses and the Colorado Golf Hall of Fame for creating 
a fitting location to preserve and display Colorado's golf history and 
artifacts.

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